CVE-2020-23876 : pdf2xml v2.0 was discovered to contain a memory leak in the function TextPage::t

pdf2xml v2.0 was discovered to contain a memory leak in the function TextPage::testLinkedText.

Published 2021-11-10 22:15:09

Updated 2021-11-12 22:09:53

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Products affected by CVE-2020-23876

Science-miner » Pdf2xml » Version: 2.0
cpe:2.3:a:science-miner:pdf2xml:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

EPSS FAQ

0.11%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 45 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
5.0	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P	10.0	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Partial
7.5	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H	3.9	3.6	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: None Availability: High

CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

https://github.com/Aurorainfinity/Poc/tree/master/pdf2xml

Poc/pdf2xml at master · Aurorainfinity/Poc · GitHub
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CVEs referencing this url
https://github.com/kermitt2/pdf2xml/issues/14

Memory-leaks-TextPage-testLinkedText · Issue #14 · kermitt2/pdf2xml · GitHub
Exploit;Third Party Advisory

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